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Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering girlfriend and keeping dismembered body in freezer for more than a year

A MAN is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death before chopping her up and storing her body parts in a freezer in his bedroom

8 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

IN PICS: Cristiano Ronaldo’s new luxury hotel opens its doors in Spain’s Madrid

CRISTIANO Ronaldo’s luxury brand CR7 opened its new flagship hotel on Madrid’s Gran Via on Monday. The soft rollout of the third hotel bearing the

8 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

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British woman found dead beside Spanish pilot ex-husband in suspected murder-suicide in Madrid suburb

POLICE are investigating the death of a British woman and her Spanish husband after the couple were found dead lying next to each other at

7 Jun, 2021 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Zara to open its biggest ever shop in Madrid’s Plaza de España

THE clothes chain Zara has announced plans for a flagship store that promises to be the world’s biggest in the newly renovated Edificio España on

5 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Spain and Portugal’s official bid for 2030 World Cup announced by Pedro Sanchez in Madrid

PEDRO Sanchez has endorsed a bid for the World Cup to be hosted in Spain and Portugal in 2030. The Spanish prime minister said that

5 Jun, 2021 @ 09:00

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Plague of ‘hugging’ robberies continues as couple strike across the Costa Blanca and Spain

A couple who committed at least ten ‘hugging’ robberies on the Costa Blanca, as well as in the Madrid and Murcia areas, have been arrested

2 Jun, 2021 @ 16:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

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Judge in Spain holds eight accountable for catalogue of errors that led to 2012 horror air crash

A JUDGE has summoned eight air force personnel to answer for the catalogue of errors that led to the death of a veteran instructor back

31 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid

Investment Alert! Are you invested in Momentum Harmony, Lombard Russell or Privee Select Funds?

Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial I’ve come across a number of clients in the above-mentioned funds. They are commonly used

28 May, 2021 @ 18:23

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Cats feast on eating part of their dead owner in her Madrid area apartment in Spain

MADRID firefighters made a gruesome find of a woman’s body partially eaten by her pet cats. Residents in the Fuencarral district reported a foul stench

28 May, 2021 @ 12:04

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Ex US Marine behind Korean embassy raid in Madrid ‘faces assassination’ if extradited to Spain

CRISTOPHER Ahn, the former US Marine wanted for his part in the North Korean Embassy raid in Madrid two years ago ‘could face assassination’ if

26 May, 2021 @ 16:45

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Giant poodle becomes the first pet in Spain known to have the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant

RESEARCHERS have discovered the first case in Spain of a pet infected with the British ‘Kent’ COVID-19 variant. A team at the Complutense University of

26 May, 2021 @ 15:17

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid

Madrid welcomes Hollywood director Wes Anderson as work begins on set of new movie

HOLLYWOOD director Wes Anderson is heading for Madrid this year as work begins on the set of his newest creation. Elaborate sets have been spotted

25 May, 2021 @ 12:15

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

MENTAL HEALTH BREAKTHROUGH: Award-winning scientist from Spain’s Valencia discovers new protein to improve treatments

Experiments with mice revealed that those injected with OTX2 had a less anxious behaviour than ‘normal’ mice.

20 May, 2021 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·Madrid·Technology·Valencia·Valencian Community

OPERATIC TRIUMPH for Madrid venue that scoops the top prize for Spain in prestigious international awards

MADRID’S Teatro Real has won the top honour at the 2021 International Opera Awards which are opera’s equivalent of the movie Oscars. The virtually-hosted event

15 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Madrid

Ouigo, the French 'low-cost' AVE to link Spain’s Madrid and Andalucia with five daily frequencies

TRAIN BATTLE as Ouigo launches in Spain with cheaper fares and on-board entertainment services

SPAIN’S state train company RENFE’s 80-year-monopoly has ended with French operator, Ouigo, launching services between Madrid and Barcelona. Ouigo Spain is owned by France’s SNCF

13 May, 2021 @ 12:59

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

Pablo Iglesias cuts off his famous pony-tail after leaving politics and quitting Spain’s Podemos party

A WEEK after announcing he was quitting politics after a drubbing at the polls in Madrid, Pablo Iglesias, the former leader of Spain’s radical left

12 May, 2021 @ 17:04

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Investigation launched after prominent works by Galileo Galilei worth thousands disappear from Madrid library

NEARLY ten 17th-century works by Galileo Galilei are believed to have been stolen from the National Library of Spain. A report, initiated by the Ministry

11 May, 2021 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Madrid

Isabel Diaz Ayuso Sweeps The Mayoral Elections On May 4, 2021

OPINION: Why Madrid has rewarded the anti-lockdown right-wing leader Isabel Ayuso

Madrid-based Olive Press digital editor, Fiona Govan, explains how Madrid's incumbent leader, Isabel Ayuso, confounded the international consensus that lockdowns are overwhelmingly popular with the

6 May, 2021 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Opinion·Politics

UK child protection group calls on Spain to close ‘dangerous loophole’ exploited by British sex offenders to gain teaching work in schools

THE UK’s leading child protection group is calling for Spain to tighten the recruitment process of English teachers. The plea by The Safeguarding Alliance aims

5 May, 2021 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

Pablo Iglesias Podemos in Spain's Parliament Madrid

Podemos: Pablo Iglesias ‘resigns from politics’ after drubbing in Madrid election

PABLO Iglesias, the pony-tailed maverick who burst onto the political scene seven years ago with his radical left Podemos threw in the towel last night

5 May, 2021 @ 09:00

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Resounding victory for right-wing Covid rebel Isabel Ayuso in Madrid

SPAIN’S conservative Popular Party won a resounding victory in the Madrid region, more than doubling the number of seats delivering a blow to the national

5 May, 2021 @ 08:58

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Exit polls show big win for conservative PP leader Isabel Ayuso in Madrid but she’ll need Vox to govern

THE conservative leader of Spain’s Madrid region looked set to win big according to exit polls published when voting ended on Tuesday evening, but support

4 May, 2021 @ 21:17

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Isabel Diaz Ayuso Closes Her Campaigns In Madrid, Spain 02 May 2021

Madrid voters head to the polls for crunch regional election

POLLING stations in the autonomous community of Madrid have opened with extra COVID-related restrictions in place for an election that could reshape the political landscape

4 May, 2021 @ 12:24

Lead·Madrid·Politics

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OPINION: Why has Barcelona, Madrid and Palma de Mallorca been ranked the worst in Spain for their quality of life?

A new survey asked thousands of participants across the country to assess the overall quality of life in the city that they lived in

1 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca

What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus

30 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

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Bodies of two Spanish journalists and their Irish guide killed in Burkina Faso arrive at a Madrid military airbase

Bodies of two Spanish journalists and their Irish guide killed in Burkina Faso arrive at a Madrid airbase

THE bodies of two journalists and their guide killed during an attack on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso arrived in Spain this morning(April 30).

30 Apr, 2021 @ 12:14

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